Rubber Extrusion Operator (2nd Shift)

Callaway Golf•Chicopee, MA

About The Position

The Rubber Extrusion Operator gathers, blends, and extrudes rubber stock and samples for quality testing, measurement, and core molding. The role involves operating extrusion equipment and a mill as needed, processing rubber to specified size and weight requirements, and preparing, labeling, staging, and delivering materials and samples. The operator also supports process-efficiency improvements and follows safety requirements, PPE guidance, and standardized processes.

Requirements

Must be able to read, write, and understand English.
High school diploma or GED, one to three years of related experience and/or training in the field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Gather, blend, and extrude pre-qualification rubber-stock samples for quality testing and measurement.
Operate different types of extrusion equipment according to business needs.
Deliver slugs to the appropriate molding cell.
Retrieve rubber stock from the conditioning room, confirm batch blends, and deliver stock to the designated extrusion process.
Process rubber through extrusion to required size and weight specifications.
Retrieve extruded slugs, label the product, report production, and stage it for delivery to core molding.
Gather samples, process them as cores, and submit them to the quality lab as part of blend pre-qualification.
Deliver samples in slug form.
Organize and stage empty totes for the extrusion process.
Operate the mill as needed.
Work toward improvements in process efficiency.
Work safely, following PPE requirements and standardized processes.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.